Fan.



L. LKORAGH.

PAN.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 27, 1909.

Patented N0v.9,1909.

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LOUIs L. K ORACH, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FAN.

specie-'eenen of Letters Patent Application filed .Tanu'ar'y 27, V1909.Serial No` 474,598.

To aZZ whom "it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS L. KORACH, a citizen of Austria-Hungary,residing in Ghicago, in the county 4of Cook and btate of illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of fans having a handle andfolding, adjustable, or relatively movable leaves, sections, or parts.

rlhe principal object of the invention is to provide a novel, simple,economical and eflicient fan or device adapted to be spread, collapsed,or operated in a novel manner, or in a manner which will have a tendencyto attract attention, or adapted to cause surprise or interest, orcreate diversion, or to alternately conceal and reveal, or exhibit in aconspicuous manner an advertisement, word or words, picture, device orobject on or forming a part of the device, or to which attention iscalled thereby.

Other and further Objects of the invention will appear from anexamination of the .following description and claims, and the drawingherein referred to and made a part hereof.

The invention consists in the features, elements, combinations, anddetails of construction herein described and claimed.

In the accompanying` drawing Figure l is a view in side elevation of afan constructed in accordance with my improvements, with one side of thehandle, casing, or rigid frame removed; Fig. 2, a vertical elevation ofthe same showing the narrow side or edge of the fan, with the parts inthe position indicated in Fig. l; Fig. 8, a view in side elevation, withone side of the handle, or rigid frame portion removed, and showing theleaves or side sections extended or spread, and the operating mechanismin corresponding position-the rotatable central section being exposed;Fig. t, an enlarged detail view in elevation of the sliding operatingmember or non-rotatable sliding nut and spring by means of which therelatively movable sections and the screw are operated; Fig. 5, ahorizontal sectional view of the operating member shown in F ig. il, andFig. 6, an enlarged detail view in side elevation of the upper portionof the handle or casing and the mechanism contained therein.

In constructing a fan in accordance with my improvements l provide ahandle or -rigid vcasing a which is hollow and formed preferably of twosheet-inetal casing memf Patented Nov. 9, l1909.

the handle, casing, or rigid frame por-.

tion of the fan has a relatively wide, and preferably flat upper portionZ and c respectively. These relatively wide upper portions of the casingor handle are preferably in parallel relation to each other and areadapted to provide a space t-herebetween, and the top and lateral edgesof said portions Z and e are separate and adapted to provideunobstructed lateral openings therebetween through which extend thevertically swinging or laterally spreading sections, vanes, blades orleaves and g. 'lhe lower ends ofthe members and g are pivotally mountedbetween the forked upper casing or frame portions Z and e by means ofpivots /t and c' respectively, and are thus adapted to be swung in avertical plane to collapsed or folded, raised, or relativelyl uprightposition, as shown in F ig. l, and to lowered, laterally extended orspread position, as shown in hig. 3. When the members, leaves orsections and g are in folded or collapsed position, as shown in Fig. 1,their inner edges 7' and /froverlap each other, and also overlap andconceal between said members the rotary leaf, vane, blade, or fan memberZ. When the members f and g are in spread, or extended position, asshown in hig. 3, their inner or upper edges are separated sulfircientlyto uncover and expose preferably the entire member or leaf Z. W ith themembers g and in spread or extended position and the inclined bottomedges m out of engagement with the vertically swinging members, themember Z, which is mounted upon and in lixed relation to a verticalrotatory rod n, is free to be rotated in a horizontal plane with and bymeans of the latter.

rlhe rotary leaf or section Z is secured to the upper end of the rod nby means of a metallic clip o. This rod is preferably angular in crosssection, as indicated in lfig. 5, and its lower portion is twisted so asto form a helical screw or threaded portion p of preferably greatercross-sectional area than the upper portion of the rod. A perforatedinwardly projecting lug or tongue g forms a bearing and support for theshouldered bottom end of the rod which extends through and is rotatablysupported by said tongue or projecting arm. rl`his tongue or. projectionis formed by cutting and bending inward a strip or section of the sheetmetal which forms the casing or handle. Forked or grooved tongues r ands, formed preferably in a similar manner serve as guides for the upper'portion'of the rod Inwardly projecting guiding arms or tongues t and u,also formed preferably in the samemanner, serve as guides for thelinks-v and 'w respectively. 'l`he upper ends of these-links arepivotally connected with the leaves or wings 7 and g respectively bymeans of pivots y, and the lower free ends of said links are eachprovided with a laterally projecting pin or stud z by means of which thelinks and thereby the leaves or sections f are raised and lowered oroperated.

In order to provide means for operating the screw 29 so as to cause theleaf or fan section Z to rotate, and means for operating the leaves orfan sections f and g by raising and lowering the links c and w, anoperating member or slide is provided which comprises a non-rotatableupwardly and downwardly slidable nut or rotator 2 having an angularperforation 3 through which the rod 0 extends with the edges or threadsof the screw portion p in position to be turned by sliding the nut orrotator up and down inside of the casing or handle a. The nut or rotator2 is provided with projecting guiding studs 4 and 5, which extend intovertical guiding slots 6 in the casing or handle members b and crespectively, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. 'lhe stud 5 is adapted tobe moved up and down by the thumb of the operator while the hand graspsthe handle. rlhe fan may thus be waved and the member Z caused to rotateto any desired extent simultaneously with the waving of the fan, bothoperations being performed by the same hand. The operation of rotatingthe member Z, and that of waving the fan may also be performedindependently of each other when desired. The operating member orreciprocating slide also comprises a' spring 7 which is U-shaped,preferably, and secured to the nonrotatable nut or sliding rotator 2 bymeans of rivets 8, or in any similar or ordinary manner. This spring isperforated, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to admit the rod n, and itsupwardly extending side portions 9 are bent so as to form laterally projecting rounded shoulders or bosses 10 which are adapted to yieldinglyengage the studs or pins .a of the links e and fw respectively. Theoutward movement of the links, at their lower ends is limited by theguides t and u already described. The top ends of the spring 7 areinclined inward on opposite sides of the rod 'n so as to engage and passbetween the studs z during the upward movement of said spring. A tensionspring 11having its upper end secured to a staspring upward to theposition rv,shown inY `Fig. l, after said parts have been moved downwardto or beyond the position shown in Fig. 3, and released. This upwardmovement of the rotator 2 and spring 7 may be performed manually,however. Clips 12,

formed preferably of sheet metal, clasp the edges of the members f andg, which may be formed of card-board or similar light material. .Thesemetallic clips serve to strengthen the leaves or sections and to formdurable bearings and metallic reinforcing rims or borders for anydesired portion of the edges of the sections of which said clips form apart or to which they are secured.

The operation ofthe device will be readily understood from the abovedescription. The parts being in normal or initial folded or collapsedposition as shown in Fig. l, the member Z is concealed between thesections f and g. By moving the operating member or slide comprising therotator 2 and spring 7 downward to the position shown in Fig. 8, theside leaves or sections and g are spread and their swinging ends loweredso as to eX- pose and permit the rotation of the rotary leaf or sectionZ. By continuing the downward movement of the parts 2 and 7, the Y screwp is engaged and caused to turn, thereby causing the section Z torotate. By reversing the direction of movement of the members 2 and 7,the direction of rotation of the part Z is reversed, and by returningthe members 2 and 7 from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the positionshown in Fig. l, either manually or by means of the spring l1, thesections or leaves f and g are raised and folded or collapsed, or, inother words, returned to the position shown in Fig. l, so as to concealthe part Z. The uppei'edges j and 1c of the side leaves or wings areadapted to engage the lower inclined edges m of the rotary-leaf orsection Z and turn the latter part way around, when required, to aposition parallel with the side leaves or wings, so that they mayreadily pass on opposite sides of the rotary leaf or wing to folded,collapsed or initial position. When the side leaves or wings are spreadthe rotation of the central leaf may be performed without affecting theposition of the side leaves. The rotation of the center leaf may also beaccomplished by a continuation of the same movement of the thumb of theoperator and the same movement of the operating member 2 and its spring7 which causes the spreading of the side leaves. Likewise, thecollapsing of the side leaves and the rotation of the center leaf mayboth be accomplished by a continuation "of the 'Sam-'sapwaa maven-'iaof. aieaiding as described, com- 'coinbiatjifoii' of aV handle; aplurality f of' side leaves; supported by the handle 4and ii'iovablewith: respect to each other, a rotary Vleaf supported by the handle,means for spreading the side leaves, and means for rotating the rotaryleaf. i'

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle,pivoted leaves supported by the handle, a rotary leaf, means forrotating the rotary leaf, and means for moving the pivoted leaves in aplane at an ingfle to the plane of rotation of the rotary 3. In a deviceof the class described, the combination of a handle, a leaf pivotallyconnected with the handle, a rotary leaf supported by the handle, meansfor rotating the rotary leaf, and means for moving the pivoted leaf in adirection different from the direction of movement of the rotary leaf.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle, aplurality of side leaves supported by the handle and in movable relationto each other, means for moving said side leaves to and from extendedand collapsed positions respectively, an intermediate leaf adapted to berotated when the side leaves are in extended position, and meansfor-rotating the intermediate leaf.

5. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a handle, a plurality ofv leaves pivotally connected withthe handle, and adapted to swing in a plane parallel with thelongitudinal center of the latter, a rotary leaf, and means for rotatingsaid rotary leaf.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a plurality of leaves pivotally connected withthe casing, a rotary leaf, means for reciprocating said pivoted leaves,and means for rotating said rotary leaf.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a plurality of leaves pivotally connected withthe casing, a rotary leaf mounted intermediate said pivoted leaves, andan operating member mounted in the casing and operatively connected withthe rotary leaf, said operating member being also adapted to operate thepivoted leaves.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination ofa casingadapted to form a handle, a plurality of leaves connected with thecasing and movable with respect to each other to and from extended andcollapsed positions respectively, a rotary leaf mounted between andadapted to be concealed by said relatively movable leaves when thelatter are in collapsed position, said rotary leaf being adapted torotate when the other leaves are in extended position, and means foroperating said leaves.

59.- Ina device of the class described, the combinati-on of a casingadaptedto-form-a 'rotatable nut slidably mounted in the casing and inengagement with the screw portion "of the rod, and means for operativelyconnecting said pivoted leaf with said non-rotatable nut.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a rotary leaf, a screw rotatably mounted inthe casing and operatively connected with said rotary leaf, anon-rotatable sliding nut adapted to engage said screw, pivoted leaveson opposite sides of said rotary leaf, and means for operativelyconnecting the pivoted leaves with the sliding nut.

l1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a rotary leaf, a screw rotatably mounted inthe casing and operatively connected with said rotary leaf, a pivotedleaf, a sliding operating member movable longitudinally of the casing inengagement with said screw, and means for operating said slidingoperating member.

12. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, aplurality of side leaves pivotally connected with the casing, anintermediate leaf, means for rotatably supporting said intermediateleaf, an operating member movable longitudinally of the casing, meansfor operatively connecting said pivoted leaves with said operatingmember, and means for operatively connecting the intermediate rotaryleaf with said operating member.

13. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a plurality of side leaves pivotally connectedwith the casing, an intermediate leaf rotatably supported by the casing,a screw operatively connected with the rotary leaf, a sliding nut inengagement with said screw and movable longitudinally thereof, a linkconnected with each of the pivoted side leaves, and means movable withthe nut for operating said links and thereby the pivoted side leaves.

la. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casingadapted to form a handle, a plurality of side leaves pivotally connectedwith the casing, an intermediate leaf mounted between and detached fromthe pivoted side leaves and adapted to be rotated when the side leavesare in extended position and to be concealed by the side leaves when thelatter are in folded or raised position, a

'screw operatively connected With the rotaryy leaf, means foroperatively connecting the pivoted side leaves with said operatingmember, and a springl in operative engagement Witli the operating memberand Connected with the casing.

l5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, aplurality of side leaves pivotally connected With the casinfr, anintermediate leaf, means for rotatablny supportingsaid intermediateleaf, a screw operatively eonnected with the intermediate leaf forrotating it, a non-rotatable nut in engagement With and movablelongitudinally ofthe screw, links connected with the 'fpivotedsideleaves, and means `on the'nut and movable into and out -of operativeen gagement with said links, for operating the latter and thereby thepivoted leaves.

LOUIS L. KORACH. Witnesses:

HARRY IRWIN. CROMER, CARRIE E. JORDAN.

